A 1:1 scale build of an AT-AT would be a serious contender for the coolest thing ever built in the history of all humanity.

I second that.

I'm not sure if you are referencing it, but that was tried about a year ago - Was stopped after Lucasfilm slapped them with a cease and desist.

http://atatforamerica.tumblr.com/

It sucks because it sets a new precedent for any project like this in the future. If anybody tries this they will most likely be cut down by intellectual property B.S.

I would love to organize something that would have the same broad appeal, but wouldn't be stopped because of legal concerns. But I have no idea what has the same coolness factor, while being immune to legal crap, any ideas? I have been wanting to start a project like this since I saw AT-AT had failed.

A full-sized Serenity, Defiant or Talyn would be a great house to live in, but best would be to excavate a huge house out of a hillside, outfit it like the TARDIS interior and build a police box standing amongst trees and half-covered in vines and such, looking like it'd been there for centuries, as the entrance.

Also, RE: the MF being bigger inside -- so if you put the TARDIS inside the cargo bay, would it be like putting a portable hole in a bag of holding?